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Climate Change Likely Impacts Water Drinking Habits of Mountain Gorillas

Endangered mountain gorillas increase the frequency they drink water as the temperature increases, suggesting a likely impact of climate change on their behavior, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science.

11 Mar 2022

Time Window for Counteracting Global Change is Much Shorter than Thought

The increase in emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is only one of several serious global threats to our continued existence on Earth, and their reduction is at the core of international agreements like the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

11 Mar 2022

Study Details the Impact of Climate Change on Bird Species

A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) rolls back the curtain on half a century of evidence detailing the impact of climate change on more than 60 different bird species.

10 Mar 2022

Using Plankton Shells to Gauge the Accuracy of Climate Models

Earth scientists have compiled a comprehensive record of latitudinal sea-surface temperature (SST) gradients over the last 95 million years of the Earth’s history. The results from this study help bridge the gap between empirical observations and existing climate models.

8 Mar 2022

Climate Change and Wildfires: New Study Outlines the Path to Pervasive Adaptation

Every year, 400,000 hectares in the European Union are affected by fire, 85% of which in southern Europe, due to most pronounced 'fire weather' conditions, which are determined by high temperature, low precipitation, strong winds and low relative humidity.

8 Mar 2022

Megatooth Sharks Grew to Larger Sizes in Cooler Environments than in Warmer Waters

Otodus megalodon is commonly portrayed as a gigantic, monstrous shark in novels and films, such as the 2018 sci-fi thriller "The Meg." In reality, this species is only known from teeth and vertebrae in the fossil record, although it is generally accepted scientifically that the species was indeed quite gigantic, growing to at least 50 feet (15 meters) and possibly as much as 65 feet (20 meters). The new study re-examined published records of geographic occurrences of Megalodon teeth along with their estimated total body lengths.

7 Mar 2022

Environmental Change may have Driven the Formation and Abandonment of Native American Shell Ring Villages

Mollusk shells at 4,000-year-old Native American shell ring villages indicate that environmental change may have driven the formation and abandonment of these coastal communities, according to a study by Carey Garland and Victor Thompson in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on March 2, 2022.

3 Mar 2022

Large-Scale Relationships Between Vegetation and Climatic Characteristics

With the help of machine learning, a new study has identified the large-scale relationships existing between vegetation and climatic characteristics.

28 Feb 2022

Rising Temperatures are Causing Earth's Coldest Forests to Shift Northward, Study Shows

New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth's coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and mounting impacts of climate change on northern communities.

25 Feb 2022

Extreme Fires to Increase Globally by 50% at the End of the Century

Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by the end of 2050 and 50 per cent by the end of the century, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal.

24 Feb 2022